The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. It was held in Cairo, Egypt from 1 to 9 July 2017.
Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event.
Venue CairoCairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Capacity: 20,000
Qualified teams Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers Host Nation 12 March 2016 1 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 19 – 23 July 2016 4 * 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship 22 – 31 July 2016 2 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 22 – 31 July 2016 3 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship 5 – 10 December 2016 1 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 16 – 22 December 2016 5 Total 16
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place on 12 May 2017, where Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil.
Preliminary round The draw for the tournament was held on 11 February 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
5–8th place bracket
9–16th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
Round of 16
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings Rank Team Record 6–1 5–2 6–1 4th5–2 5th5–2 6th5–2 7th5–2 8th3–4 9th3–4 10th3–4 11th3–4 12th2–5 13th3–4 14th1–6 15th1–6 16th0–7
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders
PointsStatistics Name PPG R. J. Barrett 21.6 Rui Hachimura 20.6 Sílvio Sousa 17.3 Tadas Sedekerskis 15.4 Abu Kigab 14.7
Rebounds Name RPG Sílvio Sousa 13.1 Ahmed Khalaf 12.8 Rui Hachimura 11.0 Eric Vila 10.9 Austin Wiley
Assists Name APG Facundo Corvalán 6.1 Park Ji-won 5.7 Pol Figueras Mohamed Youssef 5.3 Rokas Jokubaitis
Blocks Name BPG Ahmed Khalaf 3.0 Tai Wynyard 2.0 Brandon McCoy 1.6 Amir Hossein Khandanpour 1.5 Oscar da Silva 1.4 Rui Hachimura
Steals Name SPG Eric Amândio 2.1 Jesús Cruz 1.9 Gerardo Texeira R. J. Barrett 1.7 Oscar da Silva Lorenzo Penna Pol Figueras Cameron Reddish
Awards
Most Valuable Player R. J. Barrett
All-Tournament Team Payton Pritchard R. J. Barrett Lorenzo Bucarelli Tommaso Oxilia Abu Kigab
References
External links Official website